Debian DSA-3735-1 : game-music-emu - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 95828

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Chris Evans discovered that incorrect emulation of the SPC700 audio co-processor of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System allows the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed SPC music file is opened.
Further information can be found at http://scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.de/2016/12/redux-compromising-linux
-using-snes.html

Solution

Upgrade the game-music-emu packages.

For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 0.5.5-2+deb8u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 95828

File Name: debian_DSA-3735.nasl

Version: 3.7

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 12/15/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:game-music-emu, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:8.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Patch Publication Date: 12/15/2016

Reference Information

DSA: 3735

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